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Explore | We know that plants go through photosynthesis, plants need sunlight, food, and water, they are grown with all different types of seed, they have to germinate. Seedlings can become plants, flowers, and so much more. The seeds and the plants can come in all shapes in sizes. We were wondering what... |
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Research Question | How does the temperature of the water affect the growth of the buckwheat plant? We already know that the plants need a medium temperature of water to grow and become a plant. We also know that if we make our water too hot it might burn the seed and then it won't be able to sprout. |
Predictions | If the water temperature is warmer then, the height of the buckwheat plant will be taller. This is because plants that are watered with warmer water germinate faster than plants watered with colder water. Also buckwheat is a plant that is grown during the spring so it is typically watered with a... |
Experimental Design | We are going to have 5 petri dishes with 5 buckwheat seeds in them. We will put 1 ml of ice cold water in one dish, 1 ml of cold water in 1 dish, 1 ml of room temperature water in 1 dish, 1 ml of hot water in 1 dish, and 1 ml of really hot water in the last petri dish. We are going to put the 2... |
Conclusion | The warmer the water temperature, the taller the plant will grow. We found this out because the seeds that were watered with very hot, hot, and room temperature water grew the tallest. This happened because buckwheat is grown durring the late spring to early summer so the seeds need warmer water... |
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Thank you so much for your time and help on our experiment! We had a lot of fun doing this and growing our seeds with you. :)
Sydney & Allee
Thank you Sydney and Allee for participation. Kudoes to your wonderful teacher Evelyn. I wish you very best in studies.
Do you think a line graph was the best choice?
Hi Allee,
Your choice of graph is right. Generally, the data structure determines what kind of graph one should use. In your experiment, if you have more replicates per treatment best choice would have been box plot graph.
Good job everyone, this graph is looking very convincing, do you know, using bar graphs you can also indicate on graph how significant your results are.
Based on our results, we believe that the cold water is the temperature that caused our seeds not to sprout as well as the other ones. The seeds with room temperature water were the most successful, because we think that room temperature water is what seeds are the most used to. The seeds with hot water also did pretty well. All of the seeds with very hot, hot, and room temperature water all sprouted. The seeds with cold and very cold water only 2-3 seeds sprouted. That is the answer to our investigation question.
Yes, today is our last day and the roots are very long. They haven't sprouted leaves yet though. The seeds that were watered with the hot water were the most successful.
Hi Guys,
Have you already started seeing germination? It is an interesting stage to look how different root origin/structure are among different plants (corn and buckwheat in your case).
Hello, guys! How are you doing?
Do you guys have your experiment running yet? Keep me posted!
Aline
The question that we are going to do is, how does the temperature of the water affect the growth of the buckwheat plant?
Hi, team!
I am Aline, I am a PhD student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and I am interested in plant development and physiology. I like origami, biking, and cooking.
I will be your guys' liaison and temporary mentor. I am very pleased to meet you guys!
I loved your questions! I encourage you guys to think about how are going to test your questions. I believe it would be hard to plan an experiment for testing water temperature. Why do you think that the amount of soil would affect plant growth?
Thanks,
Aline
We are interested in doing; How does the temperature of the water affect the growth of the buckwheat plant?
We also came up with; How does the amount of soil affect the growth of the buckwheat plant?
Very interesting questions!!
Opps! every here telling more stuff except science: When I am not in lab, I like playing Bedminton, weight traning, Yoga, Hiking and spending time with my daughter.
Hello! Aline was helping out for a moment while we arranged a few more mentors. She will remain in your group throughout the project, but Kaushal Bhati will be your mentor! Welcome Kaushal!
Thank you Evelyn and Aline!
Dear team,
I am Kaushal, working at Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. I will look forward to help you in getting answers for your awesome questions. Our time zones are different but spirits are equally high to learn and discover. Cheers!
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Hi, my name is Sydney our group name is Scientific Smarties. In my free time I enjoy playing lacrosse, tennis, softball, vollyball, dance, and piano.
Hi, my name is Allee. Our group name is the Scientific Smarties. In my free time I enjoy running cross country, playing soccer, and basketball. I also enjoy playing the piano, baking/cooking, and sewing. I enjoy science and I am excited to grow some seeds.
Hello, my name is Elle S. Our group name is scientific smarties. I like dogs and chickens. My favorite school subject is either science or E.L.A.
I like dancing and playing volleyball in my backyard.